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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

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Like many enterprise learning companies, we are actively brainstorming ways to incorporate collaborative Web 2.0 technologies into our training programs, but rarely do we find a client that wants to create a robust learning environment comprised of both formal and informal components. ILT vs. WBT vs. informal learning).

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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

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While the increasing difficulty of engaging Digital Natives in a way that is meaningful to them is still mainly an issue for the school system, it will soon be an issue for corporate training professionals, as well. View all posts by Jim → ← What Can March Madness Teach Us About Blended Learning? Properly d. Properly d.

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The Renewed Importance of EHR Training – Meaningful Use Incentives.

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However, with the passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), that’s all changed, and there is now significant financial incentive to adopt — and properly use — an EHR system. Better patient outcomes, reduced redundancy, and a little extra cash from the government… Blog this! Properly d.

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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

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It’s sort of the ultimate contribution to social learning. Now let’s translate this to a business setting. Once skills are mastered, workers can figure out how to apply them in new ways to further business goals. It could bring a new or struggling business to life or ensure its death.

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Work as Improv Theater: Teaching the Right-Brained Learner.

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I’ve often wondered what all this right-brained thinking means for the learning industry. How will organizations get them to adopt new business processes, procedures, or software systems when necessary? Instead, we will need to put the workers themselves in charge of their own learning.

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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

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Learning and development professionals should remember the Weak Ties theory when designing social learning systems. It’s not enough for people within functional areas (clusters) to connect. The real challenge, and value, is to find tools and processes that help people connect and think “outside the cluster.&#

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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

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Supercomputer’s Win on Jeopardy: Little Comfort to Those Implementing Enterprise Computer Software → Download Free Whitepaper The Top 10 Pitfalls of End User Training – and How to Avoid Them Given the current state of the economy, businesses large and small are looking for ways to improve productivity while maintaining quality.